The winter storm is beginning to wind down, but bands of snowfall will continue to move through Massachusetts this morning, and snow may not end completely over much of the Commonwealth until nearly noon. Occasional light snow is expected to persist in Berkshire County through at least tonight.

For a complete local forecast check out our media partner, WCVB.

POWER OUTAGES

Significant heavy/wet snowfall and winds are the primary drivers of the current outages. There are a total of 343, 279 customer outages statewide as of 8:47 AM.

· National Grid: 279390

· Eversource East: 63832

· Eversource West: 48

· Unitil: 0

TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS

MA Department of Transportation (MassDOT) reported the following:

· All HWY Districts are in snow and ice operation. A total of 2706 pieces of equipment and 679 MassDOT personnel are engaged in snow and ice operations.

· 93 NB HOV Lane: There will be no AM HOV lane this morning due to the weather.

· Per Mass State Police, the speed limit on I-90 EB/WB has been reduced to 40 MPH NY border to Hopkinton/I-495.

Utilize Massachusetts Alerts to receive emergency notifications and information from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service. Massachusetts Alerts is a free app that is available for Android and iPhones. To learn more about Massachusetts Alerts, and for information on how to download the free app onto your smartphone, visit: http://www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-alerts-smartphone-app.

Utilize MEMA’s real-time power outage viewer to stay informed about current power outages in your community and region, and across the state, including information from utility companies about restoration times: http://mema.mapsonline.net/public.html